Category: Boom 97.3’s Behind The Vinyl

Lead Singer and Founder of Men Without Hats, Ivan Doroschuk, came back to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Safety Dance” on vinyl! Ivan talks about about the inspiration of the song, the impact it made on his life, the music video and more! Watch as Ivan goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “Rhythm Of Youth” on iTunes here or check...
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Singer/Songwriter Andy Kim dropped by the boom 97.3 studios once again to talk about one of his hit songs “Sugar Sugar” on Behind The Vinyl! Andy talks about the writing process, how he collaborated with the musicians in the studio, how the song got radio play even though it was made by a made-up group called The Archies and more!...
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Former Lead Vocals for the Headpins, Darby Mills, came to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Don’t It Make Ya Feel” on vinyl! She talks about how she was brought into the band, turning her into a Rock Vocalist, meeting KISS and more! Watch as Darby goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “Turn It Loud” on iTunes here or...
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Alan Frew and Sam Reid from Glass Tiger came back to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Diamond Sun” on vinyl! They talk about how they recorded the album and how the song came about! Watch as Glass Tiger goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “Diamond Sun” on iTunes here or check out your local Vinyl Record Store and pick up...
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boom97.3 had Guitarist Mister Zero and Bass/Lead Vocalist David Diamond from The Kings in the boom 97.3 studios to share their story about their song “This Beat Goes On/Switchin’ To Glide”” on vinyl! They talk about the genesis of the main riff of the song, the writing, the decision to move two songs into one and more! Watch as The...
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Bassist and original member of Teenage Head, Steve Marshall, came to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Let’s Shake” on vinyl! He talks about how they wrote the song, the coming up of the guitar riff, the drum beat and more! Watch as Steve goes Behind The Vinyl!
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Lead Singer and Founder Jean-Marc Pisapia of The Box, came into the studios to play “Closer Together” on vinyl! He talks about how the song came to be, a few secrets shooting the music video, a shocking personal shame and more as he goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy The Box’s “Closer Together” album on iTunes here or check out your...
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TORONTO, ON – ole label group is pleased to announce that Canadian rock legend Kim Mitchell will release a re-recorded version of the Max Webster hit, “Diamonds Diamonds”, featuring Barenaked Ladies on February 22, 2019. Produced by Greg Wells (Keith Urban, Twenty-One Pilots, Adele), the Max Webster gem co-written by Kim Mitchell and his writing partner Pye Dubois marks Mitchell’s...
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Lead Singer/Guitarist/Founding Member of April Wine, Myles Goodwyn came to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Tonight Is A Wonderful Time” on vinyl! Myles talks about how the song came to be and more! Watch as Myles goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “Stand Back” on iTunes here or check out your local Vinyl Record Store and pick up the album.
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Singer/Songwriter Emily Saliers from Indigo Girls came to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Closer To Fine” on vinyl! Emily talks about how she made the song, the meaning behind the song and more! Watch as Emily goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “Indigo Girls” on iTunes here or check out your local Vinyl Record Store and pick up the album....
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Singer/Songwriter Bif Naked came to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Spaceman” on vinyl! Bif talks about how she made the song, performing it live and more! Watch as Bif goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “I Bificus”” on iTunes here or check out your local Vinyl Record Store and pick up the album. Bif Naked “Spaceman” Music Video ...
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Singer/Songwriter Howard Jones dropped by the boom 97.3 studios again to play “Things Can Only Get Better” on vinyl! Howard talks about how he loved producing vinyl records, how he recorded the song, how a recent encounter with a fan of this song impacted his life, and more! Watch as Howard Jones goes Behind The Vinyl!...
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Alan Frew and Sam Reid from Glass Tiger came back to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Diamond Sun” on vinyl! They talk about how they recorded the album and how the song came about! Watch as Glass Tiger goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “Diamond Sun” on iTunes here or check out your local Vinyl Record Store and pick up...
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Lead Singer/Guitarist/Founding Member of April Wine, Myles Goodwyn came to the boom 97.3 studios to play “Roller” on vinyl! Myles talks about how the song came to be, how he structured the song, performing this song live and more! Watch as Myles goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “First Glance” on iTunes here or check out your local Vinyl Record Store...
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Singer/Songwriter, Tal Bachman came to the boom 97.3 studios to play “She’s So High” on vinyl! Tal talks about how he came up with the song, how a trip to the mall inspired the chords and more! Watch as Tal Bachman goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy the self-titled album on iTunes here or check out your local Vinyl Record Store...
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Alan Frew and Sam Reid from Glass Tiger came to the boom 97.3 studios to play “I Will Be There” on vinyl! They talk about how they recorded the album, how they shot the music video and how the song came about! Watch as Glass Tiger goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy “Thin Red Line”...
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Lead Singer/Guitarist for Chilliwack, Bill Henderson, came by the boom 97.3 studios to play “My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)” on vinyl! Bill talks about how they made the song, recording it and more! Watch as Bill goes Behind The Vinyl!
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Guitarist and Lead Singer of The Jitters, Blair Packham, came to the boom 97.3 studios to play his hit “Last Of The Red Hot Fools” on vinyl! Blair talks about the “genesis” of the song that came to him while vacuuming; how there were other versions of the song and lastly who actually appears on the album...
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Lead Guitarist and Founding Member of The Guess Who, Randy Bachman, came by the boom 97.3 studios to play “American Woman” on vinyl! Randy talks about how the song came to be in a curling arena in Kitchener and how what started as a tuning of a guitar turned into a massive hit for the band! Watch as...
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Mike Levine, bassist and keyboardist for Triumph, dropped by the boom studios to play “Lay It On The Line” on vinyl! Mike talks about the making of the record, what it was like performing it live in concert and even stops for an Air Guitar Solo! Watch as Mike goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy Triumph’s “Just A Game”...
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Sass Jordan – Deals A Dose Of Rebel Moon Blues

By Keith Sharp The Sweet bassist Steve Priest passed away Thursday, June 4th leaving the four-member British glam band which chalked up 20 hit singles during the 1970s with just one surviving member, guitarist Andy Scott. Priest, age 72, who had recently been touring with his own Los Angeles-based version of The Sweet, died of unspecified causes although he had...